David Seymour

The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances Audio

Associate Education Minister David Seymour speaks to Lisa Owen about how a truancy traffic light system could be used to track and colour code student attendance and lay out clear escalating… Audio

Stage one of the Government's plan to raise school attendance will be in place by the end of June, according to its work timetable released today. The 36 point action plan details the coalition's… Audio

A woman living in a West Auckland caravan park says having access to leftover school lunches is helping to curb crime.

Residents of the park say access to the food means they don't need to steal from… Audio

A woman living in a West Auckland caravan park says having access to leftover school lunches is helping to curb crime. Residents of the park say access to the the food means they don't need to steal… Audio

A sector that's had rules piled upon it is welcoming moves to cut the red tape
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There are concerns the government could cut the lunch in schools programme, where schools are getting free tax payer funded meals for their students. Ka Ora, Ka Aka was launched in 2019 and feeds… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column… Audio

There were attempts to drown out ACT leader David Seymour with waiata as he spoke on the marae. The crowd quieted down after a member Ngāpuhi intervened. The same thing happened with his MP and… Video, Audio

The first piece of legislation Parliament is looking at in 2024 disestablishes a Crown entity that MPs all agreed has been doing great work. But they don't all agree that it should go. Audio

ACT leader David Seymour says Waitangi commemorations will be "more tense" than usual this year.

Seymour is the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill that proposes to rewrite the treaty principles… Audio

The Act Party's proposed Treaty Principles Bill is headed for select committee, but some tangata whenua are pushing back, arguing it creates misinformation.

Around 10,000 people attended a one day… Audio

For the last Christmas messages from our political party leaders, we hear from ACT leader David Seymour, followed by Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Audio

The coalition is dismissing widespread anti-government protests as inconsequential, but others say Māori anger at planned changes is not going to fade any time soon.

Thousands turned out on Tuesday… Audio

Photos and action from the official signing of the coalition deal between National, ACT and New Zealand First.